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Myriopteris fendleri

(Hook.) E. Fourn.

Fendler's Lipfern

G4Apparently Secure Found in 32 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146371
Element CodePPADI09090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusMyriopteris
Synonyms
Cheilanthes fendleriHook.
Other Common Names
Fendler's lipfern (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Grusz and Windham (2013) place this species in the genus Myriopteris. The generic placement of this taxon, in Myriopteris, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-03-05
Change Date1991-03-18
Edition Date1991-03-05
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn
Rank Reasons
Main range limited to parts of Texas, Colorado, Arizona. Rare in Oklahoma.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Epipetric in crevices of igneous rocks and on dry ledges, and terretrial at the bases of boulders (Lellinger, 1985).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
OklahomaSHYes
TexasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (32)
Arizona (13)
AreaForestAcres
Blind Indian CreekPrescott National Forest26,847
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
HellsgateTonto National Forest6,171
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
Pine Mountain Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest6,518
Santa RitaCoronado National Forest6,078
Sheridan MountainPrescott National Forest37,600
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
New Mexico (19)
AreaForestAcres
Apache Kid ContiguousCibola National Forest67,542
Aspen MountainGila National Forest23,784
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Candian RiverCibola National Forest7,149
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Frisco BoxGila National Forest38,979
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
Rio MedioSanta Fe National Forest2,844
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
San JoseCibola National Forest16,950
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
References (4)
  1. Ackerfield, J. 2022. Flora of Colorado. Second Edition. Bot. Misc. 60. BRIT Press, Fort Worth Botanic Garden/Botanical Research Institute of Texas, U.S.A. 861 pp.
  2. Grusz, A.L. and M.D. Windham. 2013. Toward a monophyletic <i>Cheilanthes</i>: The resurrection and recircumscription of <i>Myriopteris</i> (Pteridaceae). PhytoKeys 32: 49-64.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.